DocumentCode
1901933
Title
Design of a fluid-infiltrated planar polymer integrated optic refractive index sensor
Author
Zeller, E. ; Thach Nguyen ; Mitchell, A.
Author_Institution
Centre for Ultra-high bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst. (CUDOS), RMIT Univ., Melbourne, VIC, Australia
fYear
2010
fDate
5-9 Dec. 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We report a novel design of a planar polymer integrated refractive index sensor based on an asymmetric fluid-infiltrated coupler architecture. Modal and beam propagation analysis revealed a sensitivity comparable to the most sensitive fibre-based concepts.
Keywords
fibre optic sensors; holey fibres; integrated optics; light propagation; optical design techniques; optical fibre couplers; optical polymers; photonic crystals; refractive index measurement; asymmetric fluid-infiltrated coupler; beam propagation analysis; fluid-infiltrated planar polymer refractive index sensor; integrated optic refractive index sensor; optical design; photonic crystal fibre; Couplings; Fluids; Indexes; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Solids; Optofluidics; Refractive Index Sensor;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT), 2010 35th Australian Conference on
Conference_Location
Melbourne, VIC
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929961
Filename
5929961
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